He didn't want it this way.
At least in his heart, he still viewed them as family.
"Mm, I'll go in a bit," said Priest Geoffrey, nodding and speaking kindly, "Go to sleep now."
As he watched Luo Yan's departing figure, the aged priest looked towards the Demon God Statue not far away and silently prayed in his heart.
Omnipotent Emperor Bayele,
May You protect my pitiful yet sensible child...
...
The night grew deeper.
Unable to sleep on his bed, Luo Yan simply closed his eyes for meditation, sinking his consciousness into the sea of mind, and began browsing the forums to see what his raised idiots were up to.
In the days without the Demon King, the players were unexpectedly doing quite well.
Just as he had expected, as long as the game content was rich enough, even without the development team updating the main storyline, players could still find their fun within the existing game content.
For example, right now.